(Macao, Jan. 23, 2018) – A group of around 70 Sands China Care Ambassadors helped clean the homes of 61 live-alone elderly at Seac Pai Van public housing in Coloane Sunday, spending time with them in an annual spring cleaning activity in preparation for Chinese New Year.

It is the ninth consecutive year that volunteers from Sands China have visited the homes of live-alone elderly, all of whom are users of the Peng On Tung Tele-Assistance programme organised by The General Union for Neighbourhood Associations. Sands China Ltd. has supported the programme since 2010, donating a total of approximately MOP 1.6 million to date, benefiting nearly 5,000 live-alone elderly. The funds are used to support people with financial difficulties to use the service and also go toward helping the programme develop more value-added services.

Bringing cleaning supplies along with them on Sunday, the Care Ambassadors chatted with the elderly residents they visited, and swept, mopped, and scrubbed their homes to prepare for the upcoming Year of the Dog, as is the traditional Chinese custom. They cleaned some of the harder-to-reach places like areas too high for the residents to easily reach, which was met with great appreciation. While there, they also continued their annual tradition of presenting Chinese New Year gift packs purchased from the Fuhong Society of Macau, containing useful staples like oil, grain and noodles.

“It’s important that we remember to take care of the older generation, and helping the elderly with their spring cleaning is one of my favourite volunteer activities of the year,” said one of the Care Ambassadors. “It’s a good feeling to be part of a community where people are concerned about one another, and that’s one of the reasons why I decided to become a Care Ambassador.”

Founded in August 2009, the Sands China Care Ambassador programme aims to give Sands China employees an opportunity to serve the local community by organising community activities and initiatives that work toward creating a better Macao. With a current membership of more than 1,600 volunteers from across all Sands China properties – Sands® Macao, The Venetian® Macao, The Plaza™ Macao, Sands® Cotai Central and The Parisian Macao – the Sands China Care Ambassadors have contributed close to 12,000 hours of voluntary community service in more than 50 activities in 2017. Sands China Ltd. considers initiatives like its annual spring cleaning activity as central to its commitment toward social causes and community involvement; it is one of the many ways the company’s team of volunteers expresses its care and spreads warmth to vulnerable and less-advantaged groups in the Macao community.

Sands China’s community work is part of Sands Cares, the global corporate citizenship programme of parent company Las Vegas Sands Corp.

Photo caption: Sands China Care Ambassadors gather outside Seac Pai Van public housing in Coloane Sunday ahead of their ninth annual Chinese New Year
spring cleaning service project in conjunction with the Peng On Tung Tele-Assistance programme. Around 70 volunteers visited 61 households of elderly live-alone residents Sunday. Photo caption: Sands China Care Ambassadors visited 61 households at Seac Pai Van public housing in Coloane Sunday for the traditional Chinese custom of spring cleaning.
They spent time chatting with elderly live-alone residents, helped them clean their homes in preparation for the Year of the Dog, and shared Chinese New Year gift packs.

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About Sands China Ltd.
Sands China Ltd. (HKEx: 1928, Sands China or the Company) is a Cayman Islands registered company and is listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Sands China is the largest operator of integrated resorts in Macao. The Company’s Cotai Strip portfolio is comprised of The Venetian® Macao, The Plaza™ Macao, Sands® Cotai Central and The Parisian Macao. The Company also owns and operates Sands® Macao on the Macao peninsula. The Company’s integrated resorts contain a diversified mix of leisure and business attractions and transportation operations, including large meeting and convention facilities; a wide range of restaurants; shopping malls; world-class entertainment at the Cotai Arena, The Venetian Theatre, The Parisian Theatre and the Sands Cotai Theatre; and a high-speed Cotai Water Jet ferry service between Hong Kong and Macao. The Company’s Cotai Strip portfolio has the goal of contributing to Macao’s transformation into a world centre of tourism and leisure. Sands China is a subsidiary of global resort developer Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS).

Sands Cares
A firm believer in the importance of corporate social responsibility, Sands China Ltd. engages with the local Macao community as a part of Sands Cares – the corporate giving programme of parent company Las Vegas Sands Corp. Sands Cares integrates the company’s philanthropic work worldwide, including financial giving, team member volunteerism and in-kind support. The Sands Cares programme seeks to make an impact on its team members and those working in the hospitality industry, the communities where the company operates, and the planet.

Key areas of Sands Cares in Macao include the Sands China Care Ambassador programme for volunteering in the local community; the Sands China Academy, focused on team member training and development, and the professional development of Macao locals; and Sands ECO360, the global sustainability strategy of LVS which guides the company’s environmental sustainability initiatives worldwide.